More Tom Swifties. (For example "I'll have a martini," said Tom, drily.) As ever, grovelling apologies for any re-runs.

Some of these are very clever and quite tough, so being all heart, I've given you first letter and length as a starter ·

-1. "I can't eat any more of this bitter herb," said Tom r-------. -2. "I'll get you out of prison in no time," said Tom b--------. -3. "What's a wide-angle lens?" asked Tom o-------.-4. "I'm about to hit the golf ball," Tom f---------.-5. "I had an accident in the kitchen," said Tom with p------.-6. "Yes, I have been reading Voltaire," Tom admitted c-------.-7. "To boldly go where no man has gone before" said Tom, e-------------. -8. "You're right, the earth is not a sphere," he said o-------.-9. "I didn't see that French 'No Smoking' sign," fumed Tom d----------. Look up "No Smoking" in French-10. "A Greek woodland deity is no more," Tom said, d------.-11. "There is no end to this sequence of digits," said Tom i-----------. Think what pi is referred to as-12. "I like listening to records at night," said Tom d-------------. Starts with another word for "record"

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Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that's not true. Some smaller countries are neutral.